British Rail Class 10
The British Rail Class 10 diesel locomotive was a version on the Class 08 diesel-electric shunter. A Blackstone diesel engine was fitted instead of one made by the English Electric company. Traction motors were by either the General Electric Company plc (GEC) or British Thomson-Houston (BTH).
| British Rail Class 10 | |
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| D3452, at Bodmin on 28 August 2003. This locomotive is preserved on the Bodmin & Wenford Railway | |
| Power type | Diesel-electric |
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| Builder | British Railways Darlington Works and Doncaster Works |
| Build date | 1953–1962 |
| Total production | 161 |
| Configuration | 0-6-0 |
| UIC classification | C |
| Gauge | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Track gauge/data' not found. |
| Wheel diameter | 4 ft 6 in (1.372 m) |
| Wheelbase | 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m) |
| Length | 29 ft 3 in (8.92 m) |
| Width | 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) |
| Height | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 452: attempt to index field 'titles' (a nil value). |
| Locomotive weight | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
| Fuel capacity | 668 imp gal (3,040 l; 802 US gal) |
| Prime mover | Blackstone ER6T |
| Traction motors | D3152–D3166: BTH, 2 off Remainder: GEC nose suspended, 2 off |
| Transmission | DC generator, DC traction motors, double reduction gearing |
| Multiple working | Not fitted |
| Top speed | 27.5 mph (44 km/h) |
| Power output | Engine: 350 hp (261 kW) |
| Tractive effort | Maximum: 35,000 lbf (155.7 kN) Continuous: 11,100 lbf (49.4 kN) |
| Train heating | None |
| Train brakes | Vacuum |
| Career | British Railways |
| Number | 13137–13166; later D3137–D3166, D3439–D3453, D3473–D3502, D3612–D3651, D4049–D4094 |
| Axle load class | RA 5 |
The locomotives were built at the BR Works in Darlington and Doncaster over the period 1953-62. Early batches were classified D3/4 (those with GEC motors) and D3/5 (those with BTH motors).
